The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

"Hehehe... Just you, do you think you can stop my Armored Guards?" Xi Wujiang's voice came from behind the mask, with a hint of sarcasm and disdain.

"Hahahaha..." Lin Pojun laughed loudly towards the sky, his laughter was full of tragedy and determination.

He suddenly pulled out a black ball from his arms and stuffed it into his armor.

"Prime Minister, I will protect you for three breaths!"

Lin Pojun's voice echoed between heaven and earth.

"boom!"

With a thunderous sound that shook the earth, Lin Pojun's body turned into a huge fireball, swallowing up all the armored guards around him.

"Do not--!"

Xi Yu's eyes were bloodshot and he let out a heart-wrenching roar.

He struggled to rush out, but was held tightly by Cai Wenshuang.

"Calm down! If you go out now, you will only die in vain!" Cai Wenshuang's voice trembled, but her eyes were extremely firm.

Xi Yu stared at Xi Wujiang intently.
"Xi Wujiang!" He gritted his teeth and said, "You secretly transferred military rations at the border and killed three hundred soldiers guarding the border! I must make you pay for this blood debt!"

Xi Wujiang's body trembled slightly, and a tiny crack appeared on the silver mask.

"Click..."

The cracks grew bigger and bigger, and finally, the mask shattered, revealing a hideous face.

The left half of that face was covered with burn scars, twisted like a centipede, which was chilling.

"Brother... do you still remember the forest fire fifteen years ago?" Xi Wujiang's voice was hoarse and low, as if it came from the depths of hell.

Fifteen years ago, he was ordered to wipe out bandits, but he was ambushed by the enemy and trapped in a valley.

A sudden wildfire turned the entire valley into a sea of ​​fire.

He almost died, but was saved by a mysterious man...

"It was you...you who set the fire?!" Xi Yu's voice trembled, he couldn't believe his ears.

“Hahahaha…” Xi Wujiang laughed loudly towards the sky, his laughter filled with madness and pride.

"That's right! It was me! I set the fire! I'm going to let you experience what it feels like to be burned by fire!"

"You...why are you doing this?!" Xi Yu roared.

"Why?" Xi Wujiang's eyes were filled with resentment and hatred, "Because you...took away everything from me! You took away my status! You took away my glory! You took away my...father!"

"I didn't!" Xi Yu retorted loudly.

"You don't?!" Xi Wujiang sneered, "You have been smarter than me since you were a child! Better than me! More favored by my father than me! You are just a... monster!"

At this moment, Cai Wenshuang suddenly grabbed Xi Yu's collar and exclaimed, "Be careful! The pattern on his armor... matches the 'Xi Family Forbidden Technique' recorded in the secret book!"

Before he finished speaking, a huge jade pendant suddenly appeared behind Xi Wujiang.

That jade pendant is exactly the same as the one Xiyu wears around his waist!
However, Xi Wujiang's jade pendant emitted a strange black light, while Xi Yu's jade pendant emitted a warm white light.

The two jade pendants, facing each other from a distance, look like two facing stars.

"Brother, prepare to die..." Xi Wujiang's light voice sounded like the whisper of the god of death.

"boom--!"

There was a deafening roar, as if to tear the whole world apart.

Xi Yu turned back suddenly and saw that the ancient altar in the distance had turned into ruins.

In the center of the altar, the huge bronze tripod was shattered into pieces, with fragments scattered all over the ground and thick smoke billowing out.

A powerful gust of wind spread out from the altar, making it almost impossible for people to open their eyes.

"Dad——!" Cai Wenshuang let out a shrill scream, his voice filled with fear and despair.

At this moment, a purple figure rushed out from the ruins like a ghost and headed straight for Old Man Cai.

The figure was incredibly fast, almost turning into a purple lightning, and instantly attached to Old Man Cai!

Old Man Cai, who was originally dying, seemed like a different person at this moment.

He stood up suddenly, his eyes were red, his face was covered with strange purple lines, and he let out a beast-like roar.

"Roar--!"

Old Man Cai, no, it should be said that Old Man Cai who was possessed by the residual soul of the woman in purple, turned around suddenly and rushed towards the direction where Xi Yu and Xi Wujiang were.

His speed was astonishingly fast. Every step he took left a deep footprint on the ground, and spider-web-like cracks appeared on the ground.

"Prime Minister, be careful!" Seeing this, Lin Pojun ignored his own injuries and used up his last bit of strength to pounce towards Xi Yu.

"Pfft——!"

However, it was too late.

Just as Lin Pojun pounced towards Xi Yu, a black spear flew out from Xi Wujiang's hand like a poisonous snake and pierced Lin Pojun's chest fiercely.

Blood gushed out like a fountain, staining Lin Pojun's armor red.

Lin Pojun's body flew backwards like a kite with a broken string and fell heavily to the ground.

"Lin Pojun!" Xi Yu's eyes were bloodshot and he let out a heart-wrenching roar.

He wanted to rush forward, but was restrained by a powerful force and could not move.

"Prime Minister... hurry... go..." Lin Pojun raised his head with difficulty, looked at Xi Yu, and said with his last bit of strength.

His voice was so weak that it was almost inaudible.

"No! I won't leave! I want to save you!" Xi Yu struggled desperately, but to no avail.

At this moment, Old Man Cai, who was possessed by the residual soul of the woman in purple, had rushed to Xi Yu.

He raised the hatchet in his hand high and chopped it down at Xi Yu fiercely.

"Be careful!" Cai Wenshuang exclaimed and wanted to stop it, but it was too late.

At the critical moment, Xi Yu subconsciously raised his right arm and blocked it in front of himself.

The hatchet did not hit Xiyu, but was bounced away by a sudden force.

The spear that originally pierced Lin Pojun's chest appeared in Xi Yu's hand at some point, and the tip of the spear was precisely against Old Man Cai's throat.

"Ugh..." Old Man Cai groaned in pain. He looked down and saw that his chest had been pierced by a spear and blood was gushing out.

At the same time, Xi Yu also let out a scream.

He hugged his right arm and fell to his knees in pain.

I saw that on his right arm, there appeared strange patterns that were the same as those on Xi Wujiang's armor. Those patterns were like living things, wriggling under his skin and emitting a frightening black light.

"Brother...you...you actually also..." Xi Wujiang looked at the lines on Xi Yu's arm, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face, and his voice became a little trembling.

Xi Yu did not answer him, he just stared at his arm.
"So that's it... So... everything is..." Xi Yu murmured to himself, his voice low and hoarse, as if he was talking to himself, or as if he was talking to Xi Wujiang.

Suddenly, his left hand, which had been tightly grasping his right arm, unconsciously moved down slowly...

The strange black lines on Xiyu's arm were still wriggling, like countless tiny poisonous snakes crawling under his skin, emitting a disgusting stench.

The severe pain made his vision go black for a while, but he still stared at his arm, as if trying to see the secret behind the lines.

At this moment, a warm liquid sprayed on his arm, with a strong smell of blood.

Xi Yu looked up suddenly and saw Cai Wenshuang with a pale face and a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth. He was looking at him with an indescribable look.

She bit her tongue, dipped her fingertips in the blood, and quickly drew something on his arm.

The bright red blood intertwined with the strange black lines, forming a strange pattern, emitting a faint golden light.

The pattern looked like some ancient rune or some mysterious formation, flickering in the dim light as if it had life.

The moment the pattern was completed, the black lines on Xiyu's arm suddenly stopped moving, as if suppressed by some force.

The intense pain also disappeared, replaced by a strange warmth that flowed from his arm to his whole body. At the same time, a sharp howl pierced the night sky, carrying endless anger and fear.

"How could the Cai family bloodline master the forbidden technique of heavenly secrets?!"

A woman in a purple dress appeared in front of everyone at some point. She had a hideous mask on her face, revealing only a pair of eyes full of resentment, staring at Cai Wenshuang.

This sudden change stunned everyone present.

Before anyone could react, an old and hoarse voice came from the rooftop, with a hint of madness in it.

"Master Xi married the daughter of the Ge family!"

A ragged old beggar appeared on the roof at some point. He held a worn-out cane in his hand and pointed at Xi Yu, screaming loudly, as if he wanted to make the secret known to the public.

In the ruins of the altar, a figure slowly stood up. It was Chu Yao.

The originally exquisite puppet in her hand had now turned into thousands of silver threads, like a huge spider web, tightly entangling the woman in purple.

With a sneer on her face, she threw out a marriage certificate embroidered with a picture of two stars.

"Master Xi, the marriage contract that he obtained with three drops of dragon's blood turned out to have ended like this." Her voice was as cold as the chill wind on a winter night, with a hint of sarcasm and disdain.

The marriage certificate slowly unfolded in the air, with the names of Xi Yu and the daughter of Tianji Pavilion clearly written on it.

Some fragments suddenly flashed through Xiyu's mind. When he was unconscious, he seemed to see the tattoo on Cai's father's neck... That tattoo was exactly the same as the lotus pattern embroidered on the marriage certificate!

"No...impossible..." Xi Yu muttered to himself. He felt his brain was in a mess, as if something was about to break out of the ground.

Leader Lei's hands were trembling as he slowly pulled off Xi Wujiang's mask.

A face that was 70% similar to Xi Yu appeared in front of everyone.

"Brother..." Xi Wujiang's voice was weak and hoarse, with a hint of indescribable complex emotions.

Xi Yu was stunned. He looked at this familiar yet unfamiliar face and an indescribable fear surged in his heart.

"You...you are..."

He wanted to ask something, but didn't know where to start.

Captain Lei suddenly knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "I deserve to die for not being able to protect you..."

"Young Master?" Xi Yu was even more confused. He looked at Master Lei, then at Xi Wujiang, and felt as if he was in the middle of a huge mystery.

"The real Young Master Xi... is someone else..." Captain Lei lowered his head, his voice low and hoarse, as if it came from the depths of hell.

Xi Yu's heart suddenly sank. He had a premonition that a bigger secret was about to surface...

The air was filled with the pungent smell of blood, mixed with the dust and decay of the ruined altar.

Xiaohong coughed violently, curled up into a ball, and suddenly coughed up jade fragments with blood.

Each fragment, like a shattered mirror, reflected the flickering torchlight and cast an eerie crimson gleam on the faces of the stunned onlookers.

When the last piece of jade fell to the ground with a clang, a violet ghostly image appeared above Xiaohong's forehead.

The image is vaguely female, emanating an ancient power and rage.

Her voice seemed to come from the abyss, echoing in the ruins: "What you stole was not an engagement, but the life-saving method of the headmaster - the substitution technique used to continue the bloodline!"

Before her words faded, a grotesque transformation began to envelop Xi Wujiang.

His once gleaming, pristine armor was sprouting strange bronze limbs.

There were sharp creaks and groans as the metal twisted, forming into huge, ugly arms ending in clawed hands.

Each claw was sharp as a razor and dripped a thick black liquid that hissed as it hit the ground.

There was a palpable sense of menace in the air, as if a sleeping beast had been awakened.

Xi Wujiang's eyes were now flashing an unnatural crimson as he stared at Xiao Hong, revealing pure and undisguised hatred.

At the same time, Chu Yao, with a determined look on her face, plunged her puppet deep into the ground.

The ground began to shake and a low hum echoed through the city.

Spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the stone floor, flickering with an ethereal blue light.

The cracks spread outward, forming a complex, intertwining pattern that looks like a giant lock.

It stretches as far as the eye can see, enveloping the entire city in its intricate network.

The air was thick with nervous anticipation, filled with an energy that was both ancient and terrifying.

This is the Tianji Locking Array, a legendary seal that only appears in rumors and is proof of the Tianji Sect’s power and wisdom.

Amid the chaos and noise, Xi Yu's sharp eyes locked on Cai Wenshuang.

He grabbed her wrist with a firm but not painful grip.

His touch sent a shudder through her body, and she felt a strange feeling in her, a mixture of fear and other emotions... a sense of déjà vu.

His low, urgent voice cut through the noise: "When your father was taken, did they give you... a goat pendant?" His focused, searching eyes stared at her, as if searching for an answer that would unlock a long-forgotten secret.

The question hung in the air, carrying an unspoken meaning that contrasted sharply with the chaotic scene unfolding around it.

Cai Wenshuang widened her eyes and breathed rapidly.

Her hands instinctively went to her chest, groping beneath her worn-out clothes…

The air was filled with ancient energy, and the light of the Heavenly Secret Locking Array spread across the ground like a ghost, shrouding the entire city in a mysterious blue light.

Cai Wenshuang's heart was beating like a drum. Her hand instinctively reached for her chest, and her fingertips touched the cracked goat pendant.

She always kept this pendant in her arms and never showed it to anyone.

She knew that this was the only legacy her father left her.

"They gave you this pendant?" Xi Yu's voice was low and urgent, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle, penetrating the noise around him.

Cai Wenshuang nodded, her heartbeat quickened, and the pendant in her hand seemed to tremble slightly.

She carefully took the pendant out of her clothes. The cracked stone surface looked extremely mysterious under the blue light.

She showed the pendant to Xiyu, and their eyes met. There seemed to be a strange power surging in the air.

At this moment, a figure suddenly flashed out from the darkness, so fast that it was hard to grasp.

It was a woman with an elegant appearance but a cunning gleam in her eyes.

She snatched the goat pendant from Cai Wenshuang's hand and sneered loudly, "I should have told Old Man Cai the truth twenty years ago!"

This sudden change stunned everyone. Xi Yu frowned. He quickly protected Cai Wenshuang behind him and stared at the woman with eyes as sharp as knives.

"Su Heng, what on earth do you want to do?" His voice was full of threats.

Su Heng sneered disdainfully: "Do you think you can crack the Heaven's Secret Locking Array? Naive! This goat pendant is the key to unlocking everything, and you... are just a pawn."

Before he finished speaking, a burst of wild laughter suddenly came from not far away.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Taoist Qingfeng madly tearing open his Taoist robe, revealing his chest covered with Tianji tattoos.

Those tattoos looked extremely strange under the blue light, and every line seemed to be beating, emitting a mysterious power.

"Look, this is the real core of the Heavenly Secret Lock!" Taoist Qingfeng laughed wildly, and he pressed the bronze compass in his hand against Xi Yu's heart. A strong energy burst out from the compass in an instant, as if to pierce through Xi Yu's heart.

Xi Yu's face turned pale in an instant. He felt a powerful force raging in his body, almost making it impossible for him to breathe.

Cai Wenshuang exclaimed, grabbing his arm tightly, her eyes full of worry.

At this moment, a black shadow fell from the sky, it was Xi Wujiang.

His armor was completely transformed into an insect at this moment, and countless bronze tentacles extended from the armor, entangling everyone.

The tentacles were cold and hard, binding them like iron chains and making them unable to move.

"Xi Yu, Cai Wenshuang! Use your twin blood to activate the pendant!" A strange voice suddenly sounded. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman standing not far away, holding a puppet in her hand.

The woman was Chu Yao, her eyes were firm and resolute.

Chu Yao stabbed the puppet into her heart without hesitation. Blood gushed out instantly, and the puppet's eyeballs turned into two twinkling stars, shooting straight into the sky. (End of this chapter)